Location: Ishikawa Prefecture
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The 10 Best Art Museums in Ishikawa Prefecture, Chubu
Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県, Ishikawa-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is Kanazawa.
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1. Yasoyama Masako, Kazuyo Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
2. Matto Nakagawa Kazumasa Commemorative Art Museum
3. National Crafts Museum
4. Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 166 reviews
Many national treasures are housed in this museum, including a precious 17th-century incense burner, scrolls, paintings and samurai costumes.
5. Kutaniyaki Art Museum
6. Nippon Origami Museum
7. Wajima Museum of Urushi Art
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 42 reviews
This is the only Museum in Japan which specializes in Lacquer (Urushi) Art. This spacious Museum displays a number of lacquer art works by various artists belonging to different periods, some of whom are members of Art Academy and persons designated as "Living National Cultural Treasure". Visitors can also watch video clips related to lacquer art. The Museum has a collection of not only Wajima lacquer art but also lacquer work from different regions of Japan as well as from overseas. The Museum gives an insight into the serious nature of lacquer art.
8. Nakamura Memorial Museum
9. Kanazawa Noh Museum
10. 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 2,192 reviews
Reviewed By joshuaw229 - London, United Kingdom
The museum houses an impressive collection of works - some of which are outside and in full public view. My favourite part of the museum, however, was the building itself - amazing structure!
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